Joseph Gabriel Findel

Gottfried Joseph Gabriel Findel ( born October 21, 1828 in Copper Mountain, † November 23, 1905 in Leipzig ) was a Masonic writer and publisher.

Life

Findel came from a poor family. In Bamberg he went to high school and attended the University of Munich in 1848, was taken into study in the following year for his part in the political movement in 1849. Pardoned After ten months in prison, he abandoned his studies and devoted himself to the book trade in Heidelberg, where he also attended lectures at the university. In 1856 he was admitted to the Lodge Eleusis in Bayreuth in Freemasonry.

Later he moved to Leipzig, where he joined the Lodge Minerva. After temporary work as co-editor of the magazine in 1858 with the newspaper headed by him and Rudolf Seidel Masonic newspaper The Bauhütte established a publishing business.

1860 appointed him the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in the United States to honor Altgroßmeister and representatives of the Prince Hall Freemasonry in Germany.

Through his writing activities disputes arose, which led in 1891 to his retirement from the Freemasonry in Leipzig, so it was in 1898 member of the lodge for John rebuilt temple in Ludwigsburg. For reconciliation in Leipzig came only after his membership of the lodge phoenix that had emerged from the Lodge Minerva.

Works (selection)

  • History of Freemasonry from the time of their creation to the present time. Leipzig, billet 1861-62 ( his main work, translated into various languages ​​, numerous editions )
  • My Masonic Books Collection ( 1870)
  • Principles of Freemasonry in peoples lives (2nd edition 1882);
  • Spirit and form of Freemasonry: Instructionen for Brr. Maurer ( 4th ed 1883)
  • Quick fount of wisdom ( 2nd ed 1860)
  • Blocks for Dietetics of the soul (2nd edition 1864)
  • The classical period of German National Literature in the 18th Century (2nd edition 1873)
  • The internal disintegration of social democracy. Leipzig, 1880
  • The Jews as a Freemason. Leipzig, 1893
  • Chess Bismarck or Jesuits and Freemasons (novel), Leipzig: Findel 1894 Edition Corvey. Microfiche edition ISBN 3-628-39583-6 undated.
  • History of the Grand Lodge to the Sun in Bayreuth. Leipzig, J.G.Findel 1897

His writings on Freemasonry are collected appeared as JG Findel 's writings about Freemasonry, 1882-85, 6 vols Reprint Vaduz / Liechtenstein: Sändig - Reprints -Verlag, nd

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